Viagra is so people "can have sex." Birth control is so women can control their reproductive fate.

[RadiationTherapy]

Controlling one's reproductive fate is one of the leading indicators in the ability for a woman to accumulate wealth, get educated, and be independent.

But, yes, I can see the frustration in paying hard earned money merely so someone "can" have sex.

[Ilsa]

1. Viagra is even for infertile men from prostatectomy to allow them

to recover their sexuality so they can have "sex without consequences."

And I applaud this use, although the purists for "sex is only for procreation" would not. But I don't hear them speaking up about it.

[HappyMe]

4. Some blood pressure & other meds

can have impotence as side effect.

[Autumn]

2. Limpballls is not her employer, he is not her partner or a parent.

So the little fat fuck can stay frustrated. He is not paying for her to have sex. He is not paying in any way shape or form for her BC.

I agree with this:
Controlling one's reproductive fate is one of the leading indicators in the ability for a woman to accumulate wealth, get educated, and be independent.

[jillan]

3. I remember when I was a teen, yes back that far, I would blush whenever there were Kotex commercials

on the tv if a guy was in the room.

Now you cannot turn on the tv without being bombarded by Viagra and Cialis commercials.

The message I am getting is that it's okay for men to have sex, but if women have sex - we are sluts.

Fuck this!

[safeinOhio]

5. What the commercials are really saying

is it's OK to spend $12/pill at the drug store for a pill. They ain't cheap and they make a bundle on them.

[Bigmack]

8. Yup, I got the SAME message.....

So much for the quaint notion of gender equality....... Ms Bigmack

[caraher]

6. My former state rep (R, of course)...

Asked to justify insurance coverage of Viagra, etc. and not birth control, he said the former treats a medical condition while the latter is just "for fun."

And he is a doctor.

[shcrane71]

7. The VA provides RX's for Viagra. The US tax dollars at work, and they're prescribed even

if the man isn't married. Can't believe the religious right isn't up in arms about this.

[pokerfan]

10. The bishops support Viagra because it's procreative

Birth control, on the other hand, is cock-blocking the Almighty!

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/02/14/church-bishops-are-true-blue-in-their-support-of-viagra-its-about-procreation-not-sex/

[Ilsa]

15. I guess the bishops haven't had radical prostatectomies.

That surgery renders the patient infertile after removal of the prostate and other tissues. There is usually a prescription of medical devices, Viagra and a sexual regimen to help recover sexual activity, but it isn't procreative, but is usually covered by insurance. But I bet the bishops are okay with that.

[kestrel91316]

9. We need a federal law prohibiting viagra and its friends from being prescribed

for any unmarried men, because sex is ONLY for procreation. And one month after each viagra pill is dispensed (and yes, it will only be one at a time) the wife in question will have to undergo a pregnancy test. If she is NOT pregnant, there will be a federal investigation into A) Was a person created and then went missing? and B) Did the happy couple have sex using some form of birth control?

If it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander. We need government so small it can fit up a male urethra.

[saras]

11. Viagra is so people can have Republican sex.

A relatively soft penis isn't "impotence", and doesn't have that large an effect on two people who want to give each other sexual pleasure.

The number of people who have a genuine medical need for Viagra is really small. They exist, and they have real biological issues. The majority, though is people being told by (nature, God, or their accumulated life experience, take your pick) that they shouldn't have any more of that kind of sex right now. Most likely they need to abandon their wrongheaded life and start over. That's why they have no problem getting boners except when they try to have sex.

The other unmentioned part is that Viagra is an aphrodisiac, not just a biological penis hardener. It makes you want sex, it makes you want more sex, it makes you want sex to be a bigger part of your life. When it came out - 1998, there was a huge upsurge in VD among married 45-65 year olds, as almost exclusively males sought sex outside relationships. They weren't interested in working things out with their partners, they wanted to stick it in something, and they did.

[xchrom]

12. viagra is used for more than ED

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070727182359.htm

Viagra's Other Uses

ScienceDaily (July 27, 2007) — Viagra is now being used to treat not only erectile dysfunction (ED) but also pulmonary hypertension. And the drug may have potential for treating several other conditions, according to a recent report. The three ED medications currently on the market—Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis—all work by the same means, and they have similar side effects.

The most common are headaches and facial flushing, which occur in 15% of men. Other reactions include nasal congestion, indigestion, and back pain. These side effects are mild and temporary. The most important worry about ED pills is their ability to widen arteries enough to lower blood pressure. And men who are taking nitrates should never use any of the ED pills.

Although some of the drugs’ side effects may be troublesome, others may be helpful, and scientists are studying whether ED pills might help treat a variety of nonsexual problems. Viagra (sildenafil) has been on the market longest and is most studied. It’s yet not clear if the other ED pills offer similar benefits, but Viagra, at least, may prove useful for some other conditions, including these:

Pulmonary hypertension

Viagra is now marketed under the name Revatio for this uncommon but serious disorder of high pressure in the blood vessels leading to the lungs.


*** more at link

Viagra could help kids with rare disorder

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/article/190580/9/Viagra-could-help-kids-with-rare-disorder

STANFORD, CA. (KNTV) - The little blue pill Viagra is known for helping men perform better in the bedroom, but now it is being used to help children with a rare lymphatic disorder.
Early reports show Sildenafil, better known under the brand name Viagra and sold as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, reduced the size of growths in some children with lymphatic malformation, an abnormal sponge-like growth that contains clear fluid.

The malformation causes cysts to swell and clog up the lymphatic system often leaving children with massive and sometimes deadly growths on their faces and necks.

Dr. Al Lane, a pediatric dermatologist at Lucile Packard Children?s Hospital at Stanford University, treated an infant girl who had severe lymphatic malformation.

She had growths that swelled up in her chest and wrapped around her heart, putting her at high risk of heart failure.

[xchrom]

13. Viagra for Prostate Cancer? 10 Multi-Use Drugs

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHealth/viagra-top-multi-drugs/story?id=11738009

Viagra is well recognized for its primary use. But who knew it would show promise as a cancer fighter, too?

Medical advances can be slow -- a fact frustrating to some who want the "latest and greatest" cure for their ailment, and don't want to wait out the testing process.

But once a drug has been approved for one use, doctors can prescribe it "off-label" when it is shown to be useful for something else. And an increasing number of drugs are prescribed in this manner. Off-label use of medicines accounts for about one-fifth of all prescriptions, according to a past study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Viagra, for example, is a triple threat -- it's most commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction and is FDA-approved to treat pulmonary hypertension, but it can also be used to increase blood flow as a way to avoid amputations. And now, researchers may have found yet another use for the extremely popular drug: to help treat prostate cancer when used in combination with another cancer drug.

[RadiationTherapy]

14. Thank you for the info. It is interesting.